Nonprofit Helps Americans Talk About Race With Free Guide
Essential Partners makes decades of expertise in dialogue across differences available to the public
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Essential Partners (EP), an international leader in dialogue across differences, has released a new free publication,
Participants of an Essential Partners dialogue about race and faith in Howard County, Maryland (2018)
Participants of an Essential Partners dialogue about race and faith in Howard County, Maryland (2018) If we want to live in an inclusive, open, democratic society, Americans need to be able to talk about race with honesty and dignity, said Katie Hyten, co-Executive Director of Essential Partners. We need to build the capacity to navigate differences of racial identity in our neighborhoods, our houses of worship, our workplaces, and our schools. When we share our stories, reflect on our experiences,
City of Tulsa
The committee overseeing the investigation searching for mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre met virtually Thursday to discuss their options regarding potential exhumation of remains found in Oaklawn Cemetery last year.
In a presentation to committee members, Tulsa Deputy Mayor Amy Brown said that to proceed with an exhumation, the city would need to receive approval from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on a plan for reinterment of any human remains.
As of now, Brown said, since the identities of the bodies discovered last year are unknown, the city can serve as next-of-kin to file for disinterment and reinterment, and the likely quickest route would be a proposal to exhume and then reinter remains in Oaklawn Cemetery.